Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which I disapprove.
¶ (Attributed)
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Ashleigh Brilliant (b. 1933) Anglo-American writer, epigramist, cartoonist
Been through Hell? Whaddya bring back for me?
¶ (Attributed)
I don't understand you. You don't understand me. What else do we have in common?
¶ (Attributed)
What's the good of being forgiven, if I have to promise not to do it again?
¶ (Attributed)
It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line.
¶ (Attributed)
The time for action is past! Now is the time for senseless bickering!
¶ (Attributed)
My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
¶ Pot-Shots
Please don't lie to me, unless you're absolutely sure I'll never find out the truth.
¶ Pot-Shots
Try to relax and enjoy the crisis.
¶ Pot-Shots
Inform all the troops that communications have completely broken down.
¶ Pot-Shots
I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.
¶ Pot-Shots
My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot.
¶ Pot-Shots, #0144
Why is everybody behaving as if there were no reason to panic?
¶ Pot-Shots, #0305
All I ask is a chance to prove that money can’t make me happy.
¶ Pot-Shots, #0398
I may not be totally perfect, but parts of me are excellent.
¶ Pot-Shots, #0433
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target.
¶ Pot-Shots, #0572
If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.
¶ Pot-Shots, #0702
I don't have any solution, but I certainly admire the problem.
¶ Pot-Shots, #0759
Incredible as it seems, my life is based on a true story.
¶ Pot-Shots, #0800
I have abandoned my search for truth, and am now looking for a good fantasy.
¶ Pot-Shots, #0826
I could do great things, if I weren’t so busy doing little things.
¶ Pot-Shots, #0828
It’s possible that my whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
¶ Pot-Shots, #0843
My sources are unreliable, but their information is fascinating.
¶ Pot-Shots, #1085
By doing just a little every day, I can gradually let the task completely overwhelm me.
¶ Pot-Shots, #1149
What I like most about myself is that I’m so understanding when I do something wrong.
¶ Pot-Shots, #1189
Life is the only game in which the object of the game is to learn the rules.
¶ Pot-Shots, #1409
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.
¶ Pot-Shots, #1520
All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.
¶ Pot-Shots, #2503
Sometimes I make a mental note, but then forget where I put it.
¶ Pot-Shots, #2836
It's hopeless! Tomorrow there'll be even more books I should have read than there are today.
¶ Pot-Shots, #2918
People who don't believe in progress must have forgotten how bad things used to be.
¶ Pot-Shots, #7841
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